"In one of history's more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnation without government permission." -- Newsweek, Aug 20
This is so wonderfully absurd (which government office do you go to for a reincarnation permit??) that I've seen it mentioned a couple of times. But what about my own immediate question on the whole silly thing -- "Communists" are officially "Dialectical Materialists", so there cannot be any such thing as reincarnation. They insist that only under their regulation is something which they deny can exist is legitimate.
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branchandroot
death of satire reported yet again
Date: 2007-08-24 10:34 pm (UTC)But what about my own immediate question on the whole silly thing -- "Communists" are officially "Dialectical Materialists", so there cannot be any such thing as reincarnation. They insist that only under their regulation is something which they deny can exist is legitimate.